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1st cameo appearance of Deathstick, an assassin
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Origin of Namor from Marvel Comics #1 retold with additional details
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Origin of Namor from Marvel Comics #1 retold with additional details
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1st appearance of Geo-Force in a DCAU comic
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1st cameo appearance of Loki as a female
Loki shapeshifts into Thor, a dragon and a monster
1st appearance of Hrinmeer the Flame, half elf and half fire demon
Polybagged with a trading card featuring The Flame
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1st cameo appearance of Loki as a female
Loki shapeshifts into Thor, a dragon and a monster
1st appearance of Hrinmeer the Flame, half elf and half fire demon
Polybagged with a trading card featuring The Flame
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1st appearance of Morph, Benjamin Deeds, a shapeshifter
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1st appearance of Morph, Benjamin Deeds, a shapeshifter
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Cover art by Ian Churchill
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Cover art inspired by Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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Cover art inspired by Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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Origin of the Brotherhood of Mutants
1st cameo appearance of SpongeBob SquarePants in a comic book
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Origin of the Brotherhood of Mutants
1st cameo appearance of SpongeBob SquarePants in a comic book
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Cover art by Francesco Mattina
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Cover art featuring Namora
Namora joins the Agents of Atlas
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Cover art featuring Namora
Namora joins the Agents of Atlas
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1st appearance of Dagger Type, a man impersonating Batgirl
Controversial issue: criticized for being insulting and portraying transexual or transgender individuals as insane
While performing, Dagger Type removes the Batgirl mask causing the stunned audience to refer to the character as "him" and "he" prompting Dagger Type to fire upon the crowd
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1st appearance of Dagger Type, a man impersonating Batgirl
Controversial issue: criticized for being insulting and portraying transexual or transgender individuals as insane
While performing, Dagger Type removes the Batgirl mask causing the stunned audience to refer to the character as "him" and "he" prompting Dagger Type to fire upon the crowd
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1st appearance of Ringmaster, a villain who utilizes technologically advanced rings to fight the Flash
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1st appearance of Ringmaster, a villain who utilizes technologically advanced rings to fight the Flash
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Battle of Rick Jones as the green Hulk versus the gray Hulk, Bruce Banner
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Battle of Rick Jones as the green Hulk versus the gray Hulk, Bruce Banner
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Premiere issue of the sixth solo Namor series
1st appearance of Phoebe Marrs, a businesswoman
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Premiere issue of the sixth solo Namor series
1st appearance of Phoebe Marrs, a businesswoman
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One-shot featuring Namora
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Variant cover art by Timothy Truman
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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Variant cover art by S.L. Gallant featuring Baroness, inspired by Bettie Page
2013 convention exclusive
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Variant cover art by S.L. Gallant featuring Baroness, inspired by Bettie Page
2013 convention exclusive
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Variant cover art by John Royle featuring Major Bludd
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Variant cover art by John Royle featuring Major Bludd
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Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado featuring Baroness
Store exclusive
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Variant cover art by Miguel Mercado featuring Baroness
Store exclusive
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Shredder appears without battle gear
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432-page hardcover collection of Ghostbusters #1 - #16 (2011-2012)
Original retail price: $49.99
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432-page hardcover collection of Ghostbusters #1 - #16 (2011-2012)
Original retail price: $49.99
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Anthology of stories featuring Usagi Yojimbo
Reprinted artwork, mostly covers, from early publications
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Anthology of stories featuring Usagi Yojimbo
Reprinted artwork, mostly covers, from early publications
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1st appearance of Battle Beasts in a U.S. comic book
Comic book inspired by the Japanese toy line
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1st appearance of Battle Beasts in a U.S. comic book
Comic book inspired by the Japanese toy line
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Cover art by Adam Hughes
San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive
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Cover art by Adam Hughes
San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive
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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada
Dynamic Forces edition
Limited to 8,000 copies
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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada
Dynamic Forces edition
Limited to 8,000 copies
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1st full appearance of Nada, a former lover of Dream
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1st full appearance of Nada, a former lover of Dream
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Special Collector's Edition edition with no advertisements
Gatefold cover with Jim Lee connecting art assembled into one image
Preview of Omega Red in pin-up gallery and in sketchbook
Cover price: $3.95
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Special Collector's Edition edition with no advertisements
Gatefold cover with Jim Lee connecting art assembled into one image
Preview of Omega Red in pin-up gallery and in sketchbook
Cover price: $3.95
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Copies ordered by retailers: 6,654
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San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive
Signed by Eclipse editor Cat Yronwode and founder Dean Mullaney with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on blue-colored paper
The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA
Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1
Original convention cost: $20
Limited to 600 copies
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San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive
Signed by Eclipse editor Cat Yronwode and founder Dean Mullaney with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on blue-colored paper
The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA
Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1
Original convention cost: $20
Limited to 600 copies
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San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive
Signed by Alan Moore and numbered with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on gold-colored paper
There are even rarer copies of the Gold CoA edition that were signed by Alan Moore in case someone made an error when hand-numbering the certificates
These copies were not destroyed but sold at the convention and can be identified by the absence of numbering but Moore's signature is still on the first page, signed in pen
The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA
Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1
Original convention exclusive cost: $50
Limited to 400 copies
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San Diego Comic Con 1985 exclusive
Signed by Alan Moore and numbered with Certificate of Authenticity, printed on gold-colored paper
There are even rarer copies of the Gold CoA edition that were signed by Alan Moore in case someone made an error when hand-numbering the certificates
These copies were not destroyed but sold at the convention and can be identified by the absence of numbering but Moore's signature is still on the first page, signed in pen
The lettering on the certificate was provided by the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai who is credited on the CoA
Sakai was not paid in cash, but instead accepted two copies of the gold CoA editions of Miracleman #1
Original convention exclusive cost: $50
Limited to 400 copies
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Parody of Red Sonja
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A girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love and elsewhere an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he's been held for nearly two thousand years
[June 2021 - Bleeding Cool reports Red Thorn is optioned for six-episode hour-long series from production company Wall To Wall for BBC Scotland]
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A girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love and elsewhere an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he's been held for nearly two thousand years
[June 2021 - Bleeding Cool reports Red Thorn is optioned for six-episode hour-long series from production company Wall To Wall for BBC Scotland]
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Copies ordered by retailers: 42,824
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Variant cover art by Larry Stroman
GameStop exclusive
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Variant cover art by Larry Stroman
GameStop exclusive
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Variant cover art by Mike Deodato
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Agent Venom, Flash Thompson joins the Guardians of the Galaxy
Death of Peter Parquagh, Spider-Man of the 1602 reality
📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read the Spider-Man backup story in this issue, then The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (2014 series)
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Agent Venom, Flash Thompson joins the Guardians of the Galaxy
Death of Peter Parquagh, Spider-Man of the 1602 reality
📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read the Spider-Man backup story in this issue, then The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (2014 series)
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Second printing
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Copies ordered by retailers: 7,468
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Variant cover art by Mike Zeck
Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive
Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)
Limited to 3,000 copies
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Variant cover art by Mike Zeck
Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive
Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)
Limited to 3,000 copies
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Variant cover art by Mike Zeck
Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive
Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)
Limited to 1,500 copies
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Variant cover art by Mike Zeck
Great Lakes Comic Con 2016 exclusive
Cover art inspired by Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984)
Limited to 1,500 copies
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Variant virgin cover art by Warren Louw
Store exclusive
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Variant virgin cover art by Warren Louw
Store exclusive
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1st appearance of Paul Mann, a reporter who encounters flying saucers
Title beomes Space Adventures Presents U.F.O for one issue before continuing with Paul Mann's adventures in the next volume of Space Adventures that begins with issue #2
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1st appearance of Paul Mann, a reporter who encounters flying saucers
Title beomes Space Adventures Presents U.F.O for one issue before continuing with Paul Mann's adventures in the next volume of Space Adventures that begins with issue #2
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Copies ordered by retailers: 35,847 - includes both covers
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Copies ordered by retailers: 35,847 - includes both covers
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Five-issue limited series that explores the events that led up to Boba Fett delivering Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt
1st full appearance of Trinia, Crimson Dawn member
1st full appearance of Margo, Crimson Dawn member
1st appearance of Tekrit and Nalita
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Five-issue limited series that explores the events that led up to Boba Fett delivering Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt
1st full appearance of Trinia, Crimson Dawn member
1st full appearance of Margo, Crimson Dawn member
1st appearance of Tekrit and Nalita
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Iconic cover art by John Romita Sr. featuring Kraven the Hunter
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Iconic cover art by John Romita Sr. featuring Kraven the Hunter
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Variant cover art by Sanford Greene
Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004
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Variant cover art by Tim Seeley featuring Zartan
2004 G.I. Joe Collector's Club Convention exclusive
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Variant cover art by Tim Seeley featuring Zartan
2004 G.I. Joe Collector's Club Convention exclusive
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Variant cover art by Adam Riches
Action figure cover featuring Cobra Commander
Available to subscribers of the title
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Variant cover art by Adam Riches
Action figure cover featuring Cobra Commander
Available to subscribers of the title
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1st appearance of Monax, an alien who sought revenge for his mother's death at the hands of Robot
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1st appearance of Monax, an alien who sought revenge for his mother's death at the hands of Robot
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